Running for Health and Beauty: A Complete Guide for Women

by Kathryn Lance

Running for Health & Beauty [Mass Market Paperba

Genres: Health

193 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Kathryn Lance, the author or co-author (or ghostwriter) of more than 50 print books (fiction, nonfiction, for adults and children), has moved into the world of e-publishing. Several of her out of print books are available on Kindle; new work, including short fiction, novels, and an edited WWII memoir (dictated by her father) are available both on Kindle and as print-on-demand books.

A longtime member of Science Fiction Writers of America, Lance grew up in Tucson, Arizona, then moved to New York City for several years. Now she is back in Tucson, where she leads nature tours, writes, birds, and meditates on the beauty of the desert.

Reviews

[Sarah Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Published 40 years ago, much of the health advice in this book is quite outdated. However, it was interesting to read an advice book written in a time when running for health and fitness was not a mainstream hobby, particularly among women. One of the first running books written specifically for women, it addresses a lot of barriers and concerns we take for granted today. For example, running clothes were only available in men's sections and sizes; sports bras had just been invented (had to look this up as they weren't mentioned at all in the book); and a lack of research and knowledge about running on your period, on the pill, or while pregnant. Written just a few years after Title IX was passed and the Boston Marathon started allowing female runners, it gives an interesting and motivational first-hand perspective on overcoming the mental, physical, and societal barriers to becoming a runner and breaking into a male-dominated sport.

[Becky Straub · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading a running book that was written in 1977 was interesting. I had to take a lot of the "health advice" with a grain of salt :) But it was interesting to read about motivation in a time when women were just barely entering the sport.

[~☆~Autumn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this long ago when I used to run!